#Trump campaign not hiring far-right activist Laura Loomer

#Trump campaign not hiring far-right activist Laura Loomer

The Trump campaign is not hiring Laura Loomer, a far-right activist with a history of making incendiary anti-Muslim comments, an official confirmed to The Hill. The New York Times reported earlier Friday that former President Trump met with Loomer recently and directed advisers to give her a position supporting his candidacy for the White House in 2024….

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#Five takeaways from a strong March jobs report

#Five takeaways from a strong March jobs report

Unemployment fell to 3.5 percent and the U.S. economy added 236,000 jobs in March as the labor market continued to show signs of strength, the Labor Department reported Friday. Wage growth appears to be cooling along with corporate profits, which are still way above their pre-pandemic levels, as inflation has been declining since the middle…

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#Biden Title IX proposal takes aim at blanket bans on transgender athletes 

#Biden Title IX proposal takes aim at blanket bans on transgender athletes 

Blanket bans on transgender athletes participating on school sports teams consistent with their gender identity would constitute a violation of Title IX under a set of proposed changes unveiled Thursday by the Biden administration. Under the administration’s proposal, schools would be prohibited from adopting or applying a “one-size-fits-all” policy that categorically bans transgender students from…

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#Pentagon turns over Afghanistan withdrawal reviews to Congress

#Pentagon turns over Afghanistan withdrawal reviews to Congress

The Pentagon on Thursday provided Congress with reviews examining the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2021, with the White House offering its own unclassified outline defending the decisions surrounding the exit. Agencies within the State Department and Pentagon involved in the withdrawal have conducted after-action reviews of the effort over the past…

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#Why Ron DeSantis is fighting with Disney

#Why Ron DeSantis is fighting with Disney

The Walt Disney Co. is taking the fight to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in an escalating feud between one of Florida’s largest employers and the likely 2024 presidential contender.  Disney CEO Bob Iger said Monday that DeSantis’s decision to punish the company for speaking out against what critics call Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law…

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#5 quick takeaways from Trump’s arraignment

#5 quick takeaways from Trump’s arraignment

Former President Trump officially became the first former commander-in-chief to be charged with a crime on Tuesday. The global spotlight was on the courthouse in Lower Manhattan, where a 34-count indictment was unsealed. All those counts relate to falsifying business records, though an accompanying “Statement of Facts” from prosecutors alleges this was done “to conceal…

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#Trump lashes out on eve of arraignment, calls for Bragg to ‘indict himself’ over ‘illegal’ leaks

#Trump lashes out on eve of arraignment, calls for Bragg to ‘indict himself’ over ‘illegal’ leaks

On the eve of his arraignment before a New York Supreme Court Judge, former President Trump lashed out online, asserting his innocence and calling for the Manhattan prosecutor leading the case to be indicted over “illegal” leaks.  Trump accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) of having leaked “the various points, and complete information, on…

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